Biography
Niles Atallah lives and works in Santiago, Chile. Born in California in 1978, he is a dual citizen of both Chile and the U.S. He has a B.A. in Art from the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Niles works as a writer and director in feature film, music videos, video art work, installations and short films. He also works as a director of photography and created Diluvio, a film production company in Chile.
His first feature Lucía premiered at San Sebastián in 2010. Lucía was awarded the FIPRESCI Critics Prize, Prix Découverte de la Critique Française and Prix Spécial du Jury in Toulouse and Best Director at the Valdivia International Film Festival in Chile. Lucia, Luis y el Lobo, a series of two short films he co-directed with Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, totaled over 1 million online views.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Merrimundi
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Merrimundi
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2025
Merrimundi
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2025
Merrimundi
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 2025
Merrimundi
Role: Sound
MOVIE • 2025
Still Nature
Role: Camera Operator
MOVIE • 2025
Animalia Paradoxa
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Animalia Paradoxa
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2024
Animalia Paradoxa
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2024
The Bones
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2023
The Bones
Role: Colorist
MOVIE • 2023
Vitanuova
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Family Coup
Role: Photo Retouching
MOVIE • 2022
Family Coup
Role: Visual Effects
MOVIE • 2022
Burial: Subterranean Light
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022
Burial: Subterranean Light
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2022
Burial: Subterranean Light
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2022
Burial: Subterranean Light
Role: Sound Designer
MOVIE • 2022
Beast
Role: Post Production Supervisor
MOVIE • 2022
Beast
Role: Colorist
MOVIE • 2022